Machine for binding corn-shocks.



No. 759,219. I PATENTED MAY 3, 1904. E. S. MGGAULLEY S: T. U. FRANTZ.MACHINE FOR BINDING CORN SHOCKS. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1903.RENEWED FEB. 11, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

UNTTED STATES Patented May 3, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ELI S. MeU AULLEY AND THOMAS U. FRr NTZ, OF MONTOUR, IOWA.

MACHINE FOR BINDING CORN-SHOCKS- SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 759,219, dated May 3, 1904. Application filed January22,1908. Renewed February 11, 1904. Serial No. 198,194=. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ELI S. MoCAULLuY and THOMAS U. FRANTZ, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Montour, in the county of Tama and Stateof lowa, have invented a new and useful Machine for Binding CornShocks,of which the following is a specification.

Our object is to facilitate the binding of shocks of corn in the fieldand to save time and labor and prevent annoyances incident to such workon the farm.

Our invention consists in a simple, strong, and durable portable machineadapted to be fastened in the ground aside of a shock of corn or likefarm products, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in our claims, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a frontview, and Fig. 2 a side View, of our invention adapted to be carried byhand from one shock to another. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing themachine in position at the side of a shock of corn as re quired inpractical use for drawing the top portions of the cornstalks togetherand holding them compactly to allow a binding-twine to be passed aroundand tied before the machine is removed.

The numeral 10 designates a straight bar of wood pointed at its lowerend and adapted to be pressed into the ground. A frame composed of twostraight pieces of wood or metal 12 and 13, fixed to the back of theupper end portion of the bar 10 and inclined laterally in oppositedirections, and a curved bar "14, fixed to the tops of the bars 12 and13, and ametal journal-bearer 15, also fixed to the back of the bar 10to support the operative mechanism combined therewith.

A Windlass 16 is mounted between the bearer 15 and the bar 10 and theend of one of its journals extended through the bar 10 outward forfixing a ratchet-wheel17 thereto and fixing an arm or crank handle 18 onthe same journal and providing it with a pawl 19 for operating the wheeland Windlass as required for winding rope 20 upon the roller that isfastened to the roller at the central part of the rope. An eye 21 on oneend of the rope and a hook 22 on its other end adapts the end portionsof the rope to be drawn around the top portion of a shock of corn, asshown in Fig. 3, and its ends then detacha bly connected by means of thehook and eye, so that by rotating the roller by means of the handle therope will be drawn taut and the corustalks clamped together compactlyand held by means of the pawl 19, while a band of twine or othersuitable material is placed around the compressed portion of the shockand securely tied by the operator. A fender a in the form of a ringfixed to the bearer 15 prevents the rope from getting over the end ofthe roller. A box 23 for retaining twine is fixed to the front face ofthe bar 10 and provided with an aperture in its cover to allow the twineto be drawn out of the box, as desired. A cutter 24 is fixed to the edgeof the bar 10 above the box 23, as shown, or in any suitable position sothe lengths of twine required can be cut off after being placed aroundthe shocks. a shock is thus bound, the tension of the rope drawn aroundits top portion can be readily relaxed by releasing the pawl from theratchetwheel and rotating the Windlass in a reverse way and the hookthen removed from the eye and the rope and machine removed and taken toanother shock, as required to bind shocks successively.

Having thus described the purpose of our invention, its construction,application, and operation, the practical utility thereof will beobvious to persons familiar with the art to which it pertains.

WVhat we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Amaehine for tying shocks of corn comprising a frame consisting of astraight bar pointed at its lower end, short bars fixed to the top endportions of said bar to extend horizontally in opposite directions fromsaid straight bar, a journal-bearer fixed to the back and top portion ofthe straight and pointed bar, a Windlass mounted between thejournalbearer and said straight bar and means for operating theWindlass, a rope having a hook at one end and an eye at its other endand the central part of the rope fixed to the Windlass arranged andcombined to operate in the manner set forth for the purposes stated.

hen

A machine for tying shocks of corn COHI- eye at its other end and thecentral part of the prising a frame consisting of a straight bar ropefixed to the Windlass, arranged and corn- IO pointed at its lower end,short bars fixed to bined to operate in the manner set forth. the topend portion of said straight bar to ex- ELI S. MGGAULLEY. tendhorizontally in opposite direction from THUS. U. FRANTZ. said straightbar, awindlass, means for operi Vitnesses: ating'the Windlass, means forlooking the wind- C. YOUNG, lass, a rope having a hook at one end and ani F. B. MILLARD.

